Statesman awards for rural reporting and environment reporting
We invite journalists to send in their investigative articles and reports
concerning rural India, in English or any regional language, and published during 2010 in any newspaper or periodical in the country.
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Monday, Mar 21 15:22:09, 2011
AWARDS FOR RURAL REPORTING
IMPORTANT: Journalists wishing to submit the same report (s) for both prizes are requested to send separate entries.
Last Date for the 2010 awards is 1 April 2011.
In 1979, The Statesman instituted three prizes for excellence in rural
reporting to encourage a better awareness of the social, political and
economic challenges taking place in our villages.
The three prizes are now of
Rs 15,000
Rs 10,000
Rs 7,500
We invite journalists to send in their investigative articles and reports
concerning rural India, in English or any regional language (with or without translations into English), and published during 2010 in any newspaper or periodical in the country. Entries will be evaluated on the criteria of social relevance, factual accuracy, professional dedication and stylistic merit.
The competition is open to Indian journalists. All entries should be marked "Rural Reporting" and sent in the form of original clippings (photocopies will not be accepted) clearly showing the date and name of the publication to the address given below.
This year, the C R Irani Foundation, a not-for-profit body involved in
improvement of journalistic standards, has set up a prize for
environmental reporting. The prize, to be awarded annually, will be of Rs 25,000
We invite journalists to send in their investigative articles and reports
concerning the environment in English or any regional language (with
or without translations in English, and published during 2010 in any
newspaper or periodical in the country. Entries will be evaluated on
the basis of content, accuracy, professional standards and quality of
research.The competition is open to Indian journalists. All entries
should be marked "Environmental Reporting" and sent in the form of
original clippings (photocopies will not be accepted) clearly showing
the date and name of the publication to the address given below.
THE AWARDS COMMITTEE
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KOLKATA 700 001.
AWARDS FOR RURAL
REPORTING
IMPORTANT: Journalists wishing to submit the same report (s) for both prizes are requested to send separate entries.
Last Date for the 2010 awards is 1 April 2011.
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